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The Essential Elements of Local Public Health provides updates and information from NACCHO’s Environmental Health and Infectious Disease portfolios.

National Influenza Vaccination Week: It’s Not Too Late to Promote Vaccination in Your Community

For millions of people every flu season, the flu can mean a fever, cough, sore throat, runny or stuffy nose, muscle...

Dec 07, 2015 | Lisa McKeown

FDA Releases New Resource on Sampling

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced a new resource to share more information about its sampling...

Nov 23, 2015 | Katie Regan

CDC Releases Its Annual Report “Sexually Transmitted Disease Surveillance, 2014”

Today, the CDC released its annual report, “Sexually Transmitted Disease Surveillance, 2014.” The data are...

Nov 17, 2015 | Alyssa Kitlas

Access Archived Materials from NCSD’s 2015 Annual Meeting

The National Coalition of STD Directors (NCSD) held their annual meeting in Savannah, GA in October. Presentation...

Nov 16, 2015 | Alyssa Kitlas

CDC Launches Redesigned Foodborne Outbreak Tool

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) redesigned an online tool that makes it easier to search data on...

Oct 30, 2015 | Katie Regan

New Professional Development Opportunities for Local Health Department Staff in Infection Prevention and Control

By Christina Baum, Program Analyst, Infectious Disease, NACCHO and Sara Chang, Program Analyst, Infectious Disease,...

Oct 20, 2015 | Sara Chang

Lessons for Local Health Departments from the International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases

The International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases (ICEID) was held in Atlanta at the end of August and...

Oct 13, 2015 | Christina Baum

CDC Launches New Advanced Query and Data in the NCHHSTP Atlas

The NCHHSTP Atlas is the one-stop shop for CDC’s most recent surveillance data on HIV, viral hepatitis, STDs, and TB....

Oct 05, 2015 | Gretchen Weiss

Supplemental HIV Surveillance Report: HIV/AIDS Data Through December 2013

HRSA and CDC released a supplemental HIV surveillance report with HIV/AIDS data through December 2013. The annual HIV...

Oct 05, 2015 | Alyssa Kitlas

CIFOR Guidelines and Toolkit Implementation Webinar Series

Two upcoming webinars, one for managers and directors of local and state environmental and public health departments...

Sep 14, 2015 | Katie Regan

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RFP: NACCHO Seeking a Graphic Designer for New MAPP 2.0...

NACCHO is seeking a qualified consultant to provide graphic design for the new...

Nov 07, 2022 | Andrea Grenadier

RFP: NACCHO Seeking a Graphic Designer for New MAPP 2.0...

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Join us for a Climate for Health Ambassadors Training at...

We are partnering with Climate for Health and ecoAmerica to offer an...

Jul 11, 2022 | Anu Varma

Join us for a Climate for Health Ambassadors Training at...

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New Resource: BLOC COVID Video Series

This video series was developed from interviews with BLOC COVID funded sites to...

Jul 06, 2022 | Jaclyn Abramson, Candice Young

New Resource: BLOC COVID Video Series

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World Hand Hygiene Day 2022

This year’s theme for World Hand Hygiene Day on May 5 is focused on recognizing...

May 04, 2022 | Jaclyn Abramson

World Hand Hygiene Day 2022

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Multi-faceted EPA Research Addressing Threats to Public...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) researchers are working to...

Sep 27, 2021 | Guest Author

Multi-faceted EPA Research Addressing Threats to Public...

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Responding to Per- And Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in...

On August 12, 2021, NACCHO and AAAS’s EPI Center hosted a webinar on PFAS...

Aug 27, 2021 | Guest Author

Responding to Per- And Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in...

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NEHA-FDA RFFM Mentorship Program in partnership with the...

Applications for the program are now open from September 9 through November 15,...

Aug 03, 2021 | Guest Author

NEHA-FDA RFFM Mentorship Program in partnership with the...

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Improving Social Determinants of Health – Getting...

NACCHO is pleased to announced the release of three Request for Proposals to...

Feb 17, 2021 | Andrea Grenadier

Improving Social Determinants of Health – Getting...

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NACCHO Joins Public Health Partners in Calling on the...

NACCHO joins leading public health organizations in signing a declaration...

Jan 27, 2021 | Anu Varma

NACCHO Joins Public Health Partners in Calling on the...

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Purdue University’s New Water Systems Course Designed to...

Purdue is partnering with NACCHO to offer this online course at a discount for...

Dec 04, 2020 | Emily D'Angelo

Purdue University’s New Water Systems Course Designed to...

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NACCHO and CFP Seeks New Recruits for the 2020-2022 Food...

NACCHO and CFP are seeking 10-15 state, local, tribal, and territorial health...

Oct 13, 2020 | Anu Varma

NACCHO and CFP Seeks New Recruits for the 2020-2022 Food...

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NACCHO Joins Public Health Partners to Recognize...

NACCHO partners with Children’s Environmental Health Network for CEH Day 2020.

Sep 28, 2020 | Guest Author

NACCHO Joins Public Health Partners to Recognize...

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